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Aston Villa Stadium, Birmingham, West Midlands.

Various shots of the mass parade of sea cadets at Aston Villa stadium in Birmingham. Band leading the parade, several shots of the band playing. Several shots of the naval officers saluting from dais - old record states that Vice Admiral C. E. Morgan is there. More shots of the sea cadets parading and the crowd watching. Several shots of the high ranking naval officer shaking hands with a line of footballers.

10 telling images selected from British Pathé's extensive WWI footage. 'The war to end all wars' was a war without parallel: over 70 million military personnel were involved and over 17 million people died.